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GenScript ProBio Enters Strategic Collaboration with Hibiocy Co. Ltd, the affiliate of Rojukiss International Public Company Limited (KISS) – the leading Thai-based Beauty & Health company, for the development and manufacturing of COVITRAP(TM) and future new products.
SINGAPORE, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

GenScript ProBio (a global one-stop CDMO from GenScript Group) today announced 
a strategic collaboration with Hibiocy Co. Ltd., a private corporation based in 
Bangkok, Thailand, to accelerate a respiratory-care medical device, 
COVITRAP(TM) which contains human antibody for Covid-19 inhibiting project.

COVITRAP(TM) is a nasal spray which is capable of preventing the Covid-19 virus 
from attaching to the internal surfaces of the nasal cavity, thus reduces the 
viral load in the cavity. COVITRAP(TM) was successfully approved by Thai FDA 
and was officially launched in Thailand market. Hibiocy is working to launch 
the COVITRAP(TM) nasal spray device on other countries as well. GenScript 
ProBio will be the exclusive service partner for the upcoming commercial 
manufacturing.


Both parties are committed to the discovery of human antibody that can bind to 
the Covid-19 virus and effectively inhibit infections, which is part of the key 
element in the COVITRAP(TM) nasal spray device. This partnership will leverage 
synergies in the complementary strengths and capabilities from both research 
and discovery units using their next-generation technologies to accelerate the 
development of innovative and highly effective respiratory-care solutions 
against Covid-19 virus, from target identification to commercial manufacturing. 
The COVITRAP(TM) device will bring benefit to the public by offering extra 
protection against the Covid-19 virus. Aside from the COVITRAP(TM) project, 
both parties are dedicated to set off a future long term collaboration for new 
product and manufacturing in near future.

GenScript ProBio, a global one-stop CDMO from GenScript Group specializes in 
single B cell, phage display, hybridoma, fully human and bispecific antibody 
technologies, commits to facilitate biological drugs from discovery to 
development and commercial use. Under this agreement, GenScript ProBio will 
continuously be the exclusive service partner from clinical material 
manufacturing to commercial manufacturing and provide professional consultation 
to Hibiocy for future new products. Top priority to access GMP service will be 
granted to Hibiocy to accelerate the antibody drug development.

"This collaboration with GenScript in this ground-breaking discovery behind the 
development of innovative respiratory-care medical device with human antibody 
for inhibiting Covid-19 is critical given the growing concern of Covid-19 
impacting daily life as well as unknown long Covid-19 impacts and more 
uncertain conditions from infections. We believe this discovery and 
collaboration with GenScript will bring global innovative solution with a 
bright opportunity for us to protect and save more lives from either getting 
infected or reinfected from new variances of Covid-19. In the end, this life 
changing solution will bring back a normal life for everyone."  Ms. Worrawan 
Chaikamnerd, CEO at Hibiocy and KISS said.

GenScript ProBio – Biologics CDMO

"At GenScript, we are resolute in our commitment to advancing human health as 
part of our mission to save and improve lives," said Mr. Johnson Wang, 
President of GenScript Asia Pacific. "We believe the Covid-19 nasal spray 
device represents a promising approach to combating the novel coronavirus 
pandemic and will bring benefit to the public. This collaboration with Hibiocy 
brings together two companies dedicated to the fight against Covid-19 to 
utilize our joint capabilities in complementary and synergistic ways to address 
this difficult global health challenge."


GenScript ProBio is the subsidiary of GenScript Biotech Corporation, 
proactively providing end-to-end CDMO service from drug discovery to 
commercialization with proactive strategies, professional solutions and 
efficient processes in cell and gene therapy (CGT), vaccine, biologics 
discovery and antibody protein drug to accelerate drug development for 
customers. GenScript ProBio has established companies in the United States, the 
Netherlands, South Korea, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Nanjing and other places to 
serve global customers, and supported customers in the United States, Europe, 
Asia Pacific and other regions to obtain more than 30 IND approvals.

GenScript ProBio's total cell and gene therapy solution covers CMC of plasmid 
and virus for IND filing as well as clinical manufacturing and commercial 
manufacturing. GenScript ProBio's innovative solutions for biologics discovery 
and development include therapeutic antibody discovery, antibody engineering 
and antibody characterization. In biologics development service, GenScript 
ProBio has built a DNA to GMP material platform, including stable cell line 
development, host cell license, process development, analytical development to 
clinical manufacturing, and offer fed-batch and perfusion process to meet the 
growing needs for antibody and protein drugs. GenScript ProBio has established 
GMP capacity which meets FDA, EMA and NMPA regulatory requirements.

Toward the mission of "Innovation through Collaboration", GenScript ProBio is 
committed to helping customers shorten the timeline for the development of 
biological drugs from discovery to commercialization, significantly lowering 
R&D costs and building a healthier future.

About Hibiocy Co. Ltd

Hibiocy Co. Ltd is a private corporation based in Bangkok, Thailand, the 
affiliate of Rojukiss International Public Company Limited (KISS) – the leading 
Thai-based Beauty & Health company. Hibiocy is established to lead the 
sourcing, procuring and manufacturing the Anti-COVID nasal spray, trade-name 
"Vaill COVITRAP", and future new products in healthcare business.

Hibiocy is a newly established organization in Thailand that collaboratively 
works with key leading partners including Health Systems Research Institute 
(HSRI), the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University, the Faculty of 
Pharmacy at Silpakorn University and the Government Pharmaceutical Organization 
(GPO) in jointly developed an anti-COVID nasal spray, a ground breaking 
innovation that fully approved by Thai FDA and commercialized since early 
October this year.  

SOURCE: Genscript

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   Caption: Ms. Worrawan Chaikamnerd, CEO at Hibiocy and KISS (left) and Mr. 
Johnson Wang, President of GenScript Asia Pacific (right)

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